Baking again.........

I baked Kringlas in the morning and should have left the oven on and baked something else.  When I turned the oven on later in the afternoon....nothing....no heat.

Since I already had chocolate spritz dough made, I had to go to plan B.  My main oven is gas, but I have a countertop electric oven.  I know things bake differently in the 2 kinds because my mother had electric and her cookies always turned out different than mine.  It took many trays to bake since the oven is small but I got the job done.

After I figured out the adjustments I needed to  make, I mixed up the ginger cookie dough.  The first tray came out a little dark so I get to eat them.  The rest came out OK.

Now it is the orange/peach cactus turn to bloom.  It always blooms in sections even though it is all one plant.

I always need my closeup shot.  There are several more buds so it should bloom for almost 2 weeks.  I saw a bud on another one on the shelf below this one and I don't have it marked for color.  I think it is the orangey red.

We got another 3 or 4" of snow very early yesterday morning.  Today is going to be cold and then mid 30s for 2 days with rain possible.  That should clean off the last bit on the driveway but then there is more snow predicted.